Harrisburg Coalition Against Ruining the Env't v. Volpe

ELR Citation: ELR 20012
No(s). 71-143 Civ (M.D. Pa. Jul 12, 1974)

Plaintiffs, who obtained a consent agreement changing the route of a planned highway so as to lessen intrusion on a park, did not confer a public benefit warranting an award of attorney fees under the private attorney general exception to the American Rule. Even if this were an appropriate case for ...